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- Overcoming hurdles to unified communications technology
- What is needed to spur unified communications deployment and deliver on the vision of spontaneous collaboration is simple and inexpensive tools that can integrate the existing IT, says Dialcom US's Bob Johnson. Commentary--Normally, when Cisco, IBM and Microsoft move into a market, their presence does...
- Tags: Unified Communications, Standard Networking Protocol, communications, email, conferencing, messaging, applications, Bob Johnson, Dialcom US, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2008-06-19
- Is VoIP a good idea for small business?
- Is VoIP a good idea for small business?Another option...We have an Asterisk box running our PBX. We have some PRI cards from digium. What we do is run a T1 PRI line into the box. We have split it up 50/50 between 12 DIDs and the rest is...
- Tags: Telephony, Internet service providers (ISPs), Asterisk, PBX, AT&T PBX, VoIP, small business
- Discussion threads 2008-05-28
- Sun creates its own solar system of eco partners
- Going back to my roots in writing about and for IT resellers, VARs and systems integrators with today's entry. That's because Sun Microsystems became one of the first high-tech companies a few weeks back to include its business partners in its ability have a green tech dialogue with its customers....
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Retail, Virtualization, Channel Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Dialcom: Web Conferencing that Works
- I've complained about all of the things wrong with the way folk use Web conferencing. Now let me tell you about a web conference that went off well. A few weeks ago I chatted with a Spanish company looking to launch in the US. Dialcom (not...
- Tags: Web, Video, Dialcom, Web Conferencing, Internet, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Earth Day: Is the impact worth the build-up?
- At the high-tech industry conference where I spent most of my day holed up in meetings on Monday, there was nary a mention of Earth Day. Surprised? I was, but that's naive little ole me. Then again, I spent the day with VARs and integrators, companies that rarely exercise the...
- Tags: Xerox Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Polycom Inc., Transportation, Retail, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- HD-Telephony: Hip or Hype?
- HD-Telephony: Hip or Hype?Wideband ConferencingTony has done a great job summarizing key aspects of wideband technology.My company ZipDX (zipdx.com) has been delivering a wideband-capable audioconferencing service since last year. The number of wideband endpoints is relatively small, but it is growing quickly. Polycom just announced a couple of new speakerphones...
- Tags: endpoint, HD-Telephony, Hip, Tony
- Discussion threads 2008-04-15
- The one thing Asterisk has been missing
- If you're like most folk, setting up a PBX is something you'd rather avoid, especially when its an open source PBX that isn't known for its easy configuration and installation. ISPBX aims to solve the pain with its drag-and-drop configuration tool, Cogoblue. Drag a few phone object...
- Tags: Phone, Configuration, PBX, ISPBX, Cogoblue, Model 500, Model 12000, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Telephony, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-04-11
- Cisco to Combine Google's Android, UC and Enterprise 2.0
- I met with Cisco's distinguished engineer Cullen Jennings for unified communications last week, where he showed me a new concept demo that lays out where Cisco is going with mobility and Unified Communications UC. Think Google's Android pro ject for the enterprise and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Enterprise 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
- A dozen free & essential apps for Windows
- Every time I build a new Windows computer, there are a dozen free and essential applications that I always install for other people. These applications all seem to fill essential functions and they all seem to be well-behaved installers and uninstallers, in other words it won't crash your computer or...
- Tags: Application, DivXNetworks, Antivirus, Dr., Codec, Microsoft Windows Vista, Skype Technologies S.A., Computer, FastStone, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Security, Software, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-02-06
- Configuring the Polycom ViewStation for Use With Cisco Secure PIX Firewall
- This paper guides through the configuration of a Cisco Secure PIX firewall in order to allow the use of a Polycom ViewStation video conferencing device. There are several different methods that can be used to accomplish the same level of functionality. The particular method used in the environment will be...
- Tags: Kent State University, Cisco Systems Inc., Polycom Inc., PIX Firewall
- White papers 2007-11-18
- Microsoft Unified Communications shuns G.722 wideband interoperability
- Microsoft launched its UC Unified Communications products this month with the intention of replacing the traditional PBX. But before it can get to a dominant market share position if it ever gets there at all, it's going to have to interoperate with existing telephony systems on the existing standards that...
- Tags: Interoperability, Phone, IP Phone, Codec, IP, Microsoft Corp., Polycom Inc., G.722, RTAudio, G.722.1, Telecom & Utilities, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
- LifeSize rocks the HD conferencing world with affordable 720p solutions
- LifeSize rocks the HD conferencing world with affordable 720p solutionsLIFESIZE VIDEO CONFWe currently use LifeSize (720p camera) here in our Hospital Nursery. It works great conferencing from one hospital to another. Giving very clear images for the doctors to see and help diagnose cases. We had a polycom system...
- Tags: LIFESIZE VIDEO CONF, LifeSize HD, affordable 720p solution
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- Polycom launches new HD 720p video conferencing and presence solutions
- Polycom launches new HD 720p video conferencing and presence solutionsNetwork load/requirements?I'm occasionally tracking this stuff as possible technology for remote training and the like. What kinds of network stress would a system like this put on a corporate WAN?720P requires a minimum of 1 mbps but preferably 2 mbps720P...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Cisco Systems Inc., presence solution, Polycom Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
- News to know: Office Live Workspace; Leopard; Web 2.0 Summit; Digital media ethics
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Get a sneak peek of Microsoft's Office Live Workspace service. Gallery right. Ryan Stewart: Silverlight as the driver for Microsoft's services. Ryan Naraine: Memory randomization ALSR coming to Mac OS X Leopard. Dan Farber @ Web...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Digital Media, Microsoft Office Live, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Ethics, Business Ethics, Web 2.0, Microsoft Office, Leadership, Management, Internet, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-10-18
- The all-in-one dual-core VESA Stand PC mod
- Can you spot the PC in this picture? It's behind the 22" LCD display and it's actually holding up the LCD. [See my image gallery for more and larger photos.] There's plenty of room under the display for all your important stuff. Now you can actually put your CENTER speakers...
- Tags: Dual-core, PC, LCD, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-10-10
- Polycom Meets Enterprise Customer Needs With New IP Family of Unified Communications Devices
- Polycom is a leading provider of collaborative communication solutions, helping businesses by providing organizations with a broad range of telecommunications and teleconferencing products. The company, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, received requests over the years from enterprise customers for products that provide unified communications solutions with Internet Protocol IP based...
- Tags: Unified Communications, IP, Microsoft Corp., Polycom Inc.
- White papers 2007-10-01
- Configuring SIP IP Telephony Using Avaya SIP Enablement Services, Avaya Communication Manager, and Polycom SoundPoint IP 550 SIP Telephones - Issue 1.0
- These Application Notes describe the configuration steps required to connect Polycom SoundPoint IP 550 SIP telephones to a SIP infrastructure consisting of an Avaya SIP Enablement Services SES server and an Avaya S8300 Server with Avaya G700 Media Gateway running Avaya Communication Manager. Also described is how Avaya Communication Manager...
- Tags: SIP, Phone, Avaya Inc., Polycom Inc., Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Emerging Technologies
- White papers 2007-09-20
- Attracting Students and Faculty to Western Kentucky With Intelligent Multi-Campus Voice, IM, Video and Mobility Applications
- Western Kentucky University wanted to increase the productivity and quality of faculty, staff and student interactions, including flexible methods of remote instruction and remote "Virtual" office hours across seven campuses. To bring students and faculty together for classes and meetings across seven campuses, Western Kentucky University engineered individualized video communications...
- Tags: IM, Voice, Mobility, Video, Avaya Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Case studies 2007-08-01
- Singing search engines have it all wrong
- On an off-topic item, I came across fellow blogger Roland Piquepaille's blog about search engines that let you find music by singing to the computer. Well Midomi has just such a search engine where you sing to the computer to find the song you're looking for. While Midomi sounds interesting,...
- Tags: Hardware, Fun Stuff, Development, Consumer electronics
- Blog posts 2007-07-29
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